Contrary to modern day America, in the novel "1984," by George Orwell, the government seems to have mastered keeping all of the citizens of Oceania fooled almost constantly. ... Orwell wrote 1984 to warn us of the possibility of a totalitarian state like The Party coming to rule and there is a chance that we could end up under a government or figure such as Big Brother. ... The government keeps the people updated with daily televised announcements. ... Unlike Oceania we are adding words to the dictionary every year and since we do have the ability to communicate with any art of the world ins...

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Orwell forecasted a futuristic government, which used technology as a relentless eye on the members of the society in the novel 1984. 1984 was correct to the extent of predicting that the government would deny the "natural" rights of individuals and increase their usage of technology to constantly observe their people, whether in public or in their private homes, breaching the inalienable rights protected in the Constitution. ... The helicopter, a symbol for the government's police force, could easily snoop through the phones of Americans, just like they did in the windows of t...

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Aggressive nationalism is a result of a fascist society as the government oppresses its people into doing what it wants. ... This essentially describes the society that is found in Airstrip One in Oceania in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. The Big Brother is the dictator in the fascist dictatorship and he is the figure the government uses to spread their aggressive propaganda. Goldstein is the rebellious figure who is secretly attempting to discredit the government to shed light on the morally skewed society. ... Controlling the past through the elimination of memories is a tactic that is oft...

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George Orwell's 1984 follows protagonist, Winston Smith, as he struggles to survive under a totalitarian government by outwardly conforming to mask his inner desire to rebel. ... This indicates Winston's acceptance of "everything," which includes the "alterable" past that has never been altered to begin with and the war Oceania had always been at with East Asia (Orwell 248). ...

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